| A | B |
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| DNS | Database that translates IP address into a Domain Name |
| TWAIN | The de factor interface standard for scanners. |
| Shareware | Software available for downloading on the Internet that you can try before you buy. |
| Javascript | A scripting language for Web pages. It is intended to provide a quick and simple language for enhancing Web pages and servers. |
| dedicated line | A telecommunications line that lets your computer have a direct, permanent connection to the Internet. |
| tcp/ip | Protocols that let different types of computers communicate with each other. The Internet is based on this suite of protocols. |
| bandwidth | The amount of data you can send through a network connection. |
| anchor | In HTML, they mark the start and end of hypertext links. |
| encryption | A way of making data unreadable to everyone except the receiver. |
| RGB | The three colors that create all other colors on a computer screen. |
| Hypermedia | The multimedia links on the Web that lead to sound, graphics, video, or text resources. |
| Platform | The type of computer or operating system on which a software application runs. |
| LAN | A network that connects computers in a small pre-determined area (like a room, a building, or a set of buildings). |
| Com Port | A plug-in socket in back of the computer for hooking up devices such as modems or printers. |
| Boolean | A system of math that uses computational operators, such as AND, OR, NOT, and IF … THEN to sort data. Online it is primarily used to search and retrieve information. |
| Meta Tag | An optional HTML tag that is used to specify information about a Web document. |
| POP | This is the protocol used by mail clients to retrieve messages from a mail server. |
| DPI | Metrics used to measure print and screen resolution. |
| Router | Hardware (or software) that can connect a local network to the Internet. |
| Cache | The action of storing Web files for later reuse so that they can be accessed more quickly by the end-user. |
